Former Lawmaker Convicted After Entering Capitol on Jan. 6 Now Running for Congress

West Virginia House of Delegates member Derrick Evans is given the oath of office in the House chamber at the state Capitol in Charleston, W.Va., on Dec. 14, 2020. Perry Bennett/West Virginia Legislature via AP

A former West Virginia state delegate who plead guilty to felony charges after entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, may once again return to the building, this time as a member of the House of Representatives.

Derrick Evans, a former Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, plead guilty in March 2022 to one count of civil disorder after entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Evans was later sentenced to serve three months in prison for the felony conviction.